Thought #1 on Kid movies
Wreck it Ralph: This is Berke's all time favorite show at the moment. It is all things a boy could hope for, video games, good guys, bad guys, race cars, candy, etc. This is a really show with a good message (although I think they could have brought it home even better). I will say that it does have a few scary parts about big scary flying bugs. Overall I think this is a very cute show and Berke watched in 5 days in a row, so it is clearly a winner in his book.
TIN TIN: This is an adorable and well animated film. I loved this more than Berkeley, but he still enjoyed it. It follows a mystery writer on a journey that involves a pirate ship and hidden treasure. TinTin also has an adorable side kick dog, so I was instantly in love. I would highly recommend this film. I would say it could be scary to overly sensitive children as there are some scary bad guys.
Escape From Planet Earth: I took Berke to see this in the theater as a little date, it was funny and cute, but not something I would ever need to see again. I give this a C rating. I felt like it was too difficult for Berke to follow the plot line, so may be for a little older crowd.
HOP: This is a classic favorite from last year, but it is an Easter movie, so I thought I would throw it out there. This may be the STUPIDEST movie ever made, but my kid LOVES it. While I give it a D rating, Berke would give it an A, and has watched it numerous times. If your kid likes bunnies that can drum, are silly and poop jelly beans, this is the show for them!
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: We introduced Berke to this show recently (the old version, as it is the best) and he LOVED it! Berke is in such an imaginative state right now that I think the movie was a perfect fit for him. Every time something happened to one of the children he called it an "emergency" and was very concerned about what happened to all those kids in the end. Other than that he couldn't stop talking about the movie for days.
Thought #2 on living space
It is upsetting to me at times that we pay the same (if not more) amount in rent for our 2 bedroom apartment that many of my friends/family pay for their mortgage for their big house. I get overwhelmed that we are paying so much for so little and very a very old run down apartment at that. I get frustrated that our closets are so small that the closet that holds my clothes is in Berkeley's room. I also hate that there are huge heating radiators take up a ridiculous amount of space in each room, making it terribly difficult to arrange the furniture in more ways than one. I hate that our office is our dining room! I mostly hate this because the office is Christian's work space and there are papers, scores, books, post its, messes EVERY WHERE! It can be annoying that because the paint is so old in most of the rooms that no matter how hard I scrub the walls they still look dirty. It irks me that our kitchen is so small that when we sit down to eat my chair blocks the fridge, so if we need to get something out I have to move out of my seat to get it.
But, no matter how much this place bothers me, I ABSOLUTELY love our old, expensive less than ideal apartment. I love the neighborhood we are in and all the neighbors that have become like family to us. I adore this home as it is where Berkeley was made and brought home to; he has lived all his years here and there are so many memories of him in this space. I enjoy being close to so many parks, so many dear friends and within walking distance to the T (subway). I'm attached because this has been our home for over five years.
I often think to myself, is it better to live in a small apartment but in a really amazing place? Or is it better to have space so you don't go crazy, but a less cool place? What are your thoughts on this?
I really want to have my cake and eat it too, I would love to be in a three bedroom apartment, just to get this office out of my "zen" space, but the rent is $2500 average for such a place and there is no way we can afford that! At times I think, "It doesn't pay to be middle class." In many was I know this to be true, but in others, it is pretty cozy in the middle class and really, why should I complain when others have so little?
You see how I am rambling? That is because these are my thoughts; you see how my brain works?
Thought #3 on friends far away
I feel quite lucky to have such an amazing group of people in my life that I call friends. I really have some amazing friends close by, I'm not sure what I would do without so many amazing people to help me out in so many ways. Even though I have such wonderful people near by, I often miss all the friends that I have moved away from or that have moved away from me.
Whenever there is a move there are always promises made, but rarely kept about how visiting will happen. Visiting out of state/country becomes too difficult with vacation time and money, then throw in the need to visit family and it just doesn't often happen.
There are days I wish I could drop everything and fly to Seattle, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Utah and just hang out with all my friends. That's all. I miss certain people that I used to see regularly, I miss having them be a regular part of my life. I love picking up the phone after a few months and picking up where you left off. I love that good friends are always by your side even when they are not. I love all the amazing people who have influenced my life for the better, near or far. I especially miss those far away today.
These are the things on my mind as of late. What is on your mind?
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